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A connectomic approach for subcallosal cingulate deep brain stimulation surgery: prospective targeting in treatment-resistant depression

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Riva-Posse, P, Choi, K S, Holtzheimer, P E, Crowell, A L, Garlow, S J, Rajendra, J K, McIntyre, C C, Gross, R E +1 more·2018·Molecular Psychiatry

Abstract

Target identification and contact selection are known contributors to variability in efficacy across different clinical indications of deep brain stimulation surgery. A retrospective analysis of responders to subcallosal cingulate deep brain stimulation (SCC DBS) for depression demonstrated the common impact of the electrical stimulation on a stereotypic connectome of converging white matter bundles (forceps minor, uncinate fasciculus, cingulum and fronto-striatal fibers). To test the utility of a prospective connectomic approach for SCC DBS surgery, this pilot study used the four-bundle tractography 'connectome blueprint' to plan surgical targeting in 11 participants with treatment-resistant depression. Before surgery, targets were selected individually using deterministic tractography. Selection of contacts for chronic stimulation was made by matching the post-operative probabilistic tractography map to the pre-surgical deterministic tractography map for each subject. Intraoperative behavioral responses were used as a secondary verification of location. A probabilistic tract map of all participants demonstrated inclusion of the four bundles as intended, matching the connectome blueprint previously defined. Eight of 11 patients (72.7%) were responders and 5 were remitters after 6 months of open-label stimulation. At one year, 9 of 11 patients (81.8%) were responders, with 6 of them in remission. These results support the utility of a group probabilistic tractography map as a connectome blueprint for individualized, patient-specific, deterministic tractography targeting, confirming retrospective findings previously published. This new method represents a connectomic approach to guide future SCC DBS studies.

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Riva-Posse, P., Choi, K. S., Holtzheimer, P. E., Crowell, A. L., Garlow, S. J., Rajendra, J. K., McIntyre, C. C., Gross, R. E., & Mayberg, H. S.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • Case Western Reserve University (US)
Venue
Molecular Psychiatry
Published
2017-04-11
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
843-849
ISSN
  • 1359-4184 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5578
OpenAlex
W2606960287
Cited by
441
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 42 · 2017: 11
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28.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecular Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH102238)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Keywords
treatment-resistant depression, probabilistic tractography, deterministic tractography, white matter bundles, forceps minor, uncinate fasciculus, cingulum, surgical targeting
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nerve Net, Pilot Projects, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Studies, Prefrontal Cortex, Deep Brain Stimulation, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant, Connectome, White Matter

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